Biomedical & Pharmacology Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(4), P. 2217 - 2229
Published: Dec. 30, 2024
Objective:
To
assess
the
effectiveness
of
nasal
solution
Centella
asiatica
leaves
standardized
to
triterpenoids
(INDCA-NS)
in
preventing
“chronic
unpredictable
mild
stress”
(CUMS)
rats.
Methods:
The
study
involved
six
groups
twelve
rats
each,
with
five
receiving
CUMS
induction
and
one
group
without
CUMS,
serving
as
a
vehicle
control
(VC).
other
received
intranasal
administration
saline,
buspirone,
or
INDCA-NS
(10,30
100
µg/rat/day,
2.5,
7.5,
10
µg/nostril/twice
daily)
from
day
35
49.
Behavioral
parameters
were
assessed
using
marble
burying
test,
Y-maze,
Morris
water
maze,
sucrose
preference
resident
intruder
test
on
days
0,
35,
42,
49,
respectively.
levels
stress-related
biomarkers,
cortisol
“brain-derived
neurotrophic
factor”
(BDNF)
hypothalamus
measured
ELISA
kits.
data
was
analyzed
analysis
variance
followed
by
pairwise
comparisons,
significance
set
at
P
<
0.05.
Results:
led
significant
increase
anxiety,
anhedonia,
aggression,
stress
markers,
well
reduction
working
spatial
memory
(vs.
VC).
BUS
for
14
resulted
dose-dependent
prevention
CUMS-induced
memory,
but
not
Morris’s
maze
BDNF
levels.
Conclusion:
Subacute
showed
chronic
stress-preventive
potential
rats,
indicated
aggression
probably
through
reduction.
Translational Psychiatry,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Jan. 24, 2025
This
state-of-the-art
review
explores
the
relationship
between
depression
and
diabetes,
highlighting
two-way
influences
that
make
treatment
challenging
worsen
outcomes
of
both
conditions.
Depression
diabetes
often
co-occur
share
genetic,
lifestyle,
psychosocial
risk
factors.
Lifestyle
elements
such
as
diet,
physical
activity,
sleep
patterns
play
a
role
on
development
management
conditions,
need
for
integrated
strategies.
The
evidence
suggests
traditional
strategies
focusing
either
condition
in
isolation
fall
short
addressing
intertwined
nature
depression.
Instead,
care
models
encompassing
psychological
support
medical
are
recommended
to
improve
efficacy
patient
adherence.
Such
require
collaboration
across
multiple
healthcare
disciplines,
including
endocrinology,
psychiatry,
primary
care,
offer
holistic
approach
care.
also
identifies
significant
patient-related
barriers
effective
management,
stigma,
resistance,
health
literacy,
which
be
addressed
through
patient-centered
education
systems.
Future
directions
research
include
longitudinal
studies
diverse
populations
further
elucidate
causal
relationships
exploration
novel
therapeutic
targets,
well
effectiveness
aimed
at
preventing
onset
one
individuals
diagnosed
with
other.
Brain Sciences,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(10), P. 1494 - 1494
Published: Oct. 22, 2023
The
effectiveness
of
the
esketamine
nasal
spray
(ESK-NS)
for
treatment-resistant
depression
(TRD)
has
been
confirmed
by
real-world
studies.
Available
evidence
derived
from
clinician-rated
assessments
might
differ
patients'
perceptions
about
helpfulness
treatments.
We
aimed
to
verify
effect
ESK-NS
view
in
25
TRD
patients
(56%
males,
55.1
±
10.9
years)
treated
with
(mean
dose:
78.4
11.43
mg)
three
months
and
evaluated
at
different
time-points
through
self-administered
scales,
assessing
changes
depression,
anhedonia,
sleep,
cognition,
suicidality,
anxiety.
observed
an
overall
early
improvement
that
lasted
over
time
(endpoint
total
score
reduction
Montgomery-Åsberg
Depression
Rating
Scale,
p
<
0.001,
Beck
Inventory,
=
0.003).
Patients
reported
a
significant
self-rated
decrease
anhedonia
two
(Snaith-Hamilton
Pleasure
0.04)
suicide
ideation
endpoint
(BDI
subitem
9,
0.039)
vs.
earlier
improvements
detected
clinicians
(one-month
MADRS
8,
0.005,
10,
0.007).
These
findings
confirm
three-month
treatment
patients,
highlighting
overlapping
response
clinicians'
perspectives,
although
some
differential
effects
on
specific
symptoms
given
time-points.
Including
viewpoints
routine
could
inform
clinical
practice,
ensuring
better
characterization
phenotypes
deliver
personalized
interventions.
Neuroscience Applied,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
3, P. 104064 - 104064
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Stress,
encompassing
psychological,
physical,
and
physiological
challenges,
is
an
important
factor
affecting
individual's
well-being
potentially
leading
to
psychiatric,
neurodegenerative,
immune,
metabolic
disorders.
However,
not
everyone
exposed
stress
develops
these
conditions,
highlighting
the
concept
of
resilience.
Resilience
a
dynamic
process
categorized
into
four
dimensions:
pre-existing
resilience
capacity,
ongoing
processes,
post-stress
outcomes,
recovery
from
psychopathologies.
These
dimensions
involve
genomic,
cellular,
systemic
interactions
influenced
by
genetic
factors,
early
life
experiences,
adult
experiences
in
addition
community/environmental
health
behaviors.
The
biological
response
encompasses
endocrine,
autonomic,
immunological,
behavioral
components,
modulated
stressor
characteristics
individual
traits.
Due
limitations
studying
humans,
translational
models
using
rodents
cell
cultures
are
essential.
Rodent
include
acute,
chronic,
traumatic
paradigms,
aiding
study
stress-related
molecular
outcomes.
Additionally,
models,
such
as
prenatal
maternal
separation,
provide
insights
developmental
impacts.
In
this
review,
first,
rodent
for
lifelong
exposure
will
be
summarized
considering
their
validity,
advantages,
limitations.
Subsequently,
overview
designed
enhance
capacity
rodents,
later
employed
outcomes
given.
Lastly,
focus
shifted
culture
iPSCs
models.
Finally,
future
considerations
focused
on
improving
used
discussed.
It
aimed
designs
access
more
effective
biomarkers
associated
with
Stress
complex
phenomena
various
spanning
levels.
Integrating
data
across
remains
crucial
unraveling
complexities
disorders
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Jan. 4, 2025
Anhedonia,
characterized
by
diminished
motivation
and
pleasure
sensitivity,
is
increasingly
recognized
as
prevalent
among
patients
with
chronic
pain.
Deep
Endometriosis
(DE),
the
most
severe
endophenotype
of
disease,
commonly
presented
pelvic
This
cross-sectional
study
reports,
for
first
time,
prevalence
anhedonia
in
a
sample
comprised
212
premenopausal
women
suspected
DE
referred
to
tertiary
hospital.
Our
findings
show
that
27,8%
[95%
CI
22.1,
26.5]
experience
abnormal
hedonic
tone.
Severity
pain-related
symptoms
significantly
correlated
anhedonia,
consistent
previous
findings.
Chronic
pain
emerged
significant
predictor
(OR
1.5,
95%
1.0–1.22,
p
<
0.05)
odds
increasing
2.28
1.12,
4.23]
when
was
severe.
The
affected
areas
were
interests,
social
interaction
food
pleasure.
present
results
are
representative
under
multimodal
treatment,
limiting
generalizability.
Overall,
our
highlights
impact
on
functioning
DE.
Therapeutic
approaches
targeting
capacity
crucial
restoring
health
well-being.
Hippocampus,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
35(2)
Published: Feb. 13, 2025
ABSTRACT
Early
protein
malnutrition
has
been
shown
to
affect
the
brain
reward
circuitry,
leading
enduring
molecular,
neurochemical,
and
behavioral
alterations.
This
study
explored
how
maternal
restriction
contributes
anhedonia,
a
key
depression
symptom,
focusing
on
hippocampal
BDNF–TrkB
signaling
structural
plasticity
changes
in
CA1
subregion
of
dorsal
hippocampus
(DH).
To
achieve
our
goal,
adult
rats
submitted
schedule
from
14th
day
gestation
up
30
days
age
(PR‐rats)
were
subjected
sucrose
preference
test
(SPT)
compared
with
animals
fed
normoprotein
diet.
Immediately
after
SPT,
we
assessed
levels
BDNF
its
receptor
TrkB
changes.
Interestingly,
PR‐rats
showed
significant
decrease
preference.
Furthermore,
perinatal
protein‐restriction‐induced
anhedonia
correlated
decreased
p‐TrkB
DH,
alongside
reduced
dendritic
spine
density
pyramidal
neurons,
particularly
mature
spines
(i.e.,
stubby
mushroom
spines).
These
findings
suggest
that
accompanied
by
remodeling
neurons
may
contribute
ability
undernourished
respond
rewarding
stimuli,
increasing
their
vulnerability
later
life.
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16
Published: Feb. 7, 2024
Anhedonia
refers
to
the
diminished
capacity
experience
pleasure.
It
has
been
described
both
as
a
symptom
of
depression
and
an
enduring
behavioral
trait
that
contributes
its
development.
Specifically,
in
stroke
patients,
anhedonia
closely
linked
depression,
resulting
reduced
sensitivity
everyday
pleasures
intrinsic
motivation
engage
rehabilitation
programs
maintain
healthy
active
lifestyle.
This
condition
may
hinder
patients'
recovery,
diminishing
their
autonomy,
functioning,
quality
life.
We
aimed
explore
prevalence
level
those
variables
might
be
associated
patients
with
ischemic
hemorrhagic
at
subacute
chronic
phases
disease.
conducted
exploratory
cohort
study
sample
125
presenting
upper-limb
motor
deficits.
measured
participants'
four
items
from
Beck
Depression
Inventory-II
describe
symptoms
this
condition:
loss
pleasure,
interest,
energy,
interest
sex.
also
collected
demographic
clinical
information
evaluated
cognitive
functions
well
levels
apathy,
various
mood
states.
The
results
were
compared
71
participants
similar
age,
sex,
education.
Stroke
demonstrated
significantly
higher
(18.5-19.7%)
controls
(4.3%),
regardless
phase,
impairment,
other
variables.
Furthermore,
post-stroke
was
lower
negative
states
such
fatigue
anger
long
term.
Importantly,
superior
than
while
controlling
for
confounding
effects
related
emotional
conditions.
provides
novel
evidence
on
prevalence,
factors
post-stroke.
emphasize
importance
assessing
treating
population,
conducting
large-scale
longitudinal
studies
test
influence
long-term
functional
recovery.
Journal of Psychiatric Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
176, P. 155 - 162
Published: June 9, 2024
Recent
research
has
explored
the
linkage
between
major
depressive
disorder
(MDD)
and
inflammation,
especially
via
altered
peripheral
blood
immune
markers.
However,
relationship
several
novel
leukocyte-derived
ratios
(LDR)
psychological
stress
in
MDD
remains
uncertain.
This
study
aimed
to
explore
LDR,
clinical
characteristics,
recent
life
events,
childhood
maltreatment
patients.